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fiscal

fiscal

438 5.2
Relating to government money, especially taxes and public spending
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪskəl/
translation icon : fiscal
  • Here, the problems are fiscal and economic, but also political and attitudinal.
  • fiscal policy
  • fiscal year
  • fiscal stimulus

We had a fiscal surplus through Clinton.

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Examples

  • It teaches them fiscal responsibility.

  • The program is expected to serve 250 families in the 2010 fiscal year.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That would start the process of bringing our fiscal house in order.

  • More direct fiscal support may be needed.

  • As I mentioned earlier, the fiscal situation was pretty bad when I got there.

  • We look at the next fiscal quarter.

  • We were racing towards the fiscal Cliff way faster than we are right now.

  • We had a fiscal surplus through Clinton.

  • The biggest threat to America is our own fiscal irresponsibility.

  • The government's fiscal policies will impact taxpayers for years to come.

Synonyms

economic
vsfiscal
3.7

About money, trade, jobs, and how a country or business uses resources

is specifically about government finances taxes and public spending
financial
vsfiscal
3.2

About money, banks, and how people manage it

is limited to government income and public spending rather than private money matters
budgetary
vsfiscal
19 5.2

About a plan for how money is spent

is about government revenue and public spending rather than internal planning

Compounds

fiscal year
  • Specialized
76 3.9

A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year

fiscal policy
  • Specialized
21 4.5

Government plans for taxes, spending and borrowing to help control the economy

How Financial

fiscal
438 5.2
monetary
  • Specialized
205 4.4
financial
3.2
nonfinancial
1 4.6

Surface Forms

fiscal positive

Etymology

Fiscal comes from the Latin word fiscus, which meant 'purse' or the ruler's money bag. So fiscal is used for things about government money, taxes, and spending.